Tourists in Finland can stay there for up to 90 days without having to worry about obtaining a visa or residence permit. European Union citizens, as well as citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, also don’t need a residence permit to stay in Finland for longer than three months – all they have to do is register their right of residence. Everyone else, however, must apply to become a resident of Finland if they want to stay there for longer than 90 days.

The Schengen states have jointly agreed which countries’ citizens are required to present a visa. Each Schengen state decides which passports and travel documents it accepts from different countries’ citizens.

Schengen member states are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

Even if you did not need a visa to visit Finland, you need a valid passport or some other travel document accepted by Finland. It must be valid for at least ninety days after your intended date of departure from the Schengen area.